Salivary and blood plasma oxytocin after oxytocin injection and during machine milking in dairy cows

Oxytocin (OT), the peptide hormone whose release from the pituitary is essential to induce milk ejection, has been measured in blood plasma of dairy cows for decades. In the present study we tested the possible use of saliva instead of blood sampling to record OT release by using a commercially avai...

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Main Authors: Olga Wellnitz, Benjamin Jenni, Natascha Stoffel, Samantha Weber, Selma Aybek, Rupert M. Bruckmaier
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2025-07-01
Series:JDS Communications
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666910225000985
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